Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs St. John's Episcopal Church, across from the White House, after attending morning services, in Washington, Sunday, March 24, 2019.
Cliff Owen | AP
President Donald Trump will assert executive privilege over materials used to assemble special counsel Robert Mueller's report in a dispute over with House Democrats, his spokeswoman said Wednesday.
The move came as House Democrats continued to press for the Justice Department to turn over the full Mueller report and other background material used to put it together.
"This is to advise you that the President has asserted executive privilege over the entirety of subpoeaned materials," assistant attorney general Stephen Boyd wrote Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-NY, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
"This protective assertion of executive privilege ensures the President's ability to make a final decision whether to assert privilege following a full review of these materials."
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